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Portable electronic device, method, and computer-readable medium for determining user's activity level

a technology of user activity and electronic device, applied in medical science, surgery, diagnostics, etc., can solve the problems of increasing body weight, increasing health problems, and poor condition, and achieve the effect of facilitating the maintenance of personal activity and the objective estimation of user activity

Active Publication Date: 2012-04-17
POLAR ELECTRO
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The solution provides an objective estimation of inactivity, allowing users to maintain healthy activity levels, increasing awareness of sedentary behavior and guiding them towards a more active lifestyle by monitoring and alerting them to excessive inactivity.

Problems solved by technology

It is a well known fact that too much physical inactivity, such as sitting and immobility, increase health problems.
Inactivity results in poor condition, increased body weight, and metabolic problems which, in turn, increase risks of several different diseases, such as obesity, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension as well as disorders relating to muscles and bones.
People do not easily notice the amount of inactivity in their daily life.
Various devices for monitoring physical condition do not meet these needs.

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[0024]Referring to the example of FIG. 1, a portable electronic device (PED) 100 comprises a processing unit (PU) 106 and a memory unit (MEM) 108. The processing unit 106 comprises a digital processor and executes a computer process in accordance with encoded instructions stored in the memory unit 108.

[0025]The processing unit 106 may be implemented using analog circuits, ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), digital processor, memory, and computer software. The processing unit 106 may constitute a part of the computer of the device 100. The processing unit 106 may execute a computer process in accordance with encoded instructions stored in the memory unit 108.

[0026]The portable electronic device 100 is e.g. a mobile telephone or a pedometer. In an embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is a wrist device, which may be e.g. a wrist device 202 shown in FIG. 2. In addition to the wrist device 202, the device 100 may comprise one or more auxiliary devices 204, 206, su...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a portable electronic device, a method, and a computer software product. The portable electronic device comprises an active time unit for determining a user activity level during a predetermined period of time; and a processing unit for determining a user inactivity level during a predetermined period of time on the basis of the determined activity level.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority based on Finnish patent application No. 20065828, filed Dec. 20, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The invention relates to a portable electronic device, a method, and a computer software product.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]A day may be divided into three main parts: rest (sleep), work, and leisure time. The periods of time spent for leisure and work are mainly determined by external factors. The way each one of us spends his or her leisure time may be determined individually, and this may also be influenced e.g. in an activating manner. Various environmental factors, such as television, DVD, the Internet, and games, greatly add to an inactive manner of spending one's leisure time.[0006]It is a well known fact that too much physical inactivity, such as sitting and immobility, increase health problems. Inactivity r...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08B23/00
CPCA61B5/1118A61B5/6831A61B5/02438A61B5/1107A61B5/6824A61B2562/0219A61B2562/028Y10S128/92Y10S128/903A61B5/11
Inventor LAUKKANEN, RAIJAKIURU, EEVA
Owner POLAR ELECTRO
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